Rope-clamp.



No. 808,970. PATENTED JAN. 2, 1906. J. J. CLARK.

ROPE CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPTJB. 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1906.

A li ation fil d September 18, 1905. Serial No. 279,014.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JEsTER J. CLARK, a citizen of the United'Statesgesiding' at Athens, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rope-Clamps, of which the folbe required, said device being simple, effective, and easily manipulated and adapted for use in connection with hammock-ropes, guyropes for tents, poles, masts, and the like, and Wherever a rope is required to be taken up or let out. o

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the vention applied to the guy-ropes of a tent.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device on a larger scale. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device, showing the rope and cooperating link by dotted lines.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The device consists, essentially, of a stem or slender body 1, having a head 2 at one end and an eye 3 at the opposite end. The rope or cord 4 with which the device is intended to cooperate has one end secured to the eye 3, as shown at 5, the opposite end portion being connected in any manner to the part to be tightened or the support. The end portion of the rope or cord attached to the eye 3 is folded upon itself, as indicated, at 6, the fold receiving the peg or other attaching device to which one end of the rope is to be hitched. A link 7 is slidably mounted upon the folded portion of the rope or cord and when moved close to the eye 3 binds the folded parts of the rope or cord in a way to reventcasual slip ing. Upon moving the ink 7 away from t e link 3 the device may be shifted to effect a lengthening and a shortening of the rope, as may be required. The stem or slender body 1 is made rounding in cross-section to facilitate the free running of the rope thereon when taking up or letting out the same. The head 2 is rounded and provides a weight and also serves to retain a alf-hitch 8 of the rope or cord upon the stem or body 1. When the rope or cord is under tension,the device lies parallel therewith, as indicated most clearlyin the drawings. When it is required either to tighten or loosen the rope or to shorten or lengthen the same, the link 7 is slipped upon the folded end away from the eye 3 and the device turned approximately at a right angle to the length of the rope or cord, when it may be moved freely either to the right or to the left. The rope or cord when properly adjusted is held fast and prevented from slipping by moving the link 7 close to the eye 3.

From the foregoing it will be observed that the device is exceedingly simple and capable of being readily manipulated in connection with a rope or cord so that the same may be lengthened or shortened or tightened or loosened and when adjusted is securely held against possible slipping.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A rope clamp or fastener comprising a slender body enlarged at one end and having the rope or cord cooperating therewithattached to the opposite end and folded and secured to the body by means of a half-hitch, and a link slidable upon the folded end portion of the rope or cord.

2. A rope clamp or fastener comprising a slender body having an eye at one end and a rounded weighted head at the opposite end, the rope or cord being adapted to be attached to said eye and to be secured to the body or stem by means of a half-hitch.

3. In combination, a rope or cord, a clamp comprising a stem or slender body having a Weighted head of rounded form at one end and an eye at the opposite end, said rope or cord being attached to the eye and secured to the body by means of a half-hitch, and a link slidable upon the folded end portion of the rope or cord..

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESTER J. CLARK. 

